In past years I have taken a small portion of my birthday (day) just for myself. I will normally turn my phone off for an hour or two (something I never do), grab a cup of coffee and a newspaper, and just relax. It's perfect. It even seems that I've been out of town on my birthday the last few years, which is fine............because I have still found time to relax.
Today was different, and I wasn't really looking forward to it. Amy had to leave town for a funeral, which left me on Daddy duty. Of course I didn't mind, especially during the circumstances you simply do what you need to do. But, this wasn't the way that I would have chosen to spend my birthday.
Now that I successfully got all of the kids where they needed to go on time, to the right location, and received them back...........successfully............I suddenly realize that this is exactly what I wanted to be doing on my birthday. I loved hanging out with the kids this morning and taking them to school. My daughter presented me with a birthday card when I picked her up from school, and her and her teachers performed a rehearsed rendition of "happy birthday" to me. It was a birthday present that I will not soon forget.
I received so many blessings today from the time with my kids, that I can say it's one of the best birthdays I've had. It's amazing how these things can creep up on you when you least expect them. There's no way that I could do the work that my wife does every day, but I think we all had fun with it today.
** My 6-year old son telling me how to pack his lunch this morning was comical. He was getting frustrated with me and tried to take over.
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